Sydenham, Victoria
For other places called Sydenham, see Sydenham (disambiguation).
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| Population: | 9644 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3037 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3.6 km² (1.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 25 km (16 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Brimbank | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Keilor | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Gorton | ||||||||||||
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Sydenham is a suburb 25 km north-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Brimbank. At the 2006 Census, Sydenham had a population of 9644.
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[edit] History
The Post Office opened on 26 August 1861.[2] A railway station, known as Keilor Road, was opened in 1859 and renamed Sydenham in 1887. The station was relocated before reopening as Watergardens in 2002, with the extension of the electric rail service to the suburb. Watergardens is the terminus of the Sydenham railway line.
[edit] Today
Education facilities in the area include Catholic Regional College Sydenham, a coeducational Catholic senior high school. It also includes the Sydenham-Hillside Primary School, which is one of the country's largest government primary school and the Sydenham Campus of Copperfield College.
[edit] Sport
Sydenham Hillside Football Club, an Australian Rules football team, competes in the Essendon District Football League.[3]
Calder Park Raceway is located just to the north of Sydenham.
[edit] See also
- City of Keilor - the former local government area of which Sydenham was a part.
- Sydenham railway line
- Watergardens railway station
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Sydenham (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21655&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ Full Points Footy, Sydenham Hillside, http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/sydenham_hillside.htm, retrieved 2009-04-15
Coordinates: 37°42′07″S 144°46′01″E / 37.702°S 144.767°E
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